Guam § 1127 - I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu.
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§ 1127. I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu.
(a) To express unending and never forgotten gratitude by the
people of Guam, I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu is hereby
established and shall be presented to the family members of
individuals killed in action in World War II, the Korean War, the
Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, the War on Terror, and
other actions as defined in Subsection (c) of this Section.
(b) Individuals eligible to receive I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na
Sakrafisu include:
(1) members of the Guam National Guard who were
legal residents of Guam at the time she or he was killed in
action;
(2) members of the United States military reserves who
were legal residents of Guam at the time she or he was killed
in action;
(3) members of the regular United States Armed Forces
whose home of record was Guam at the time she or he was
killed in action; or
(4) members of the Guam Militia/Guam Insular Guard
killed in action.
(c) Action for the purpose of this Section means:
(1) action against an enemy of the United States or an
enemy of Guam;
(2) military operations involving conflict with an
opposing foreign force;
(3) serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an
armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the
United States is not a belligerent party; or
(4) serving in a combat zone as designated by
Presidential Order.
(d) The Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan shall commission
for the design of I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu which is to
be awarded to the recipients.
(e) Presentation of I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu.
(1) The award shall be presented to one (1) of the
following:
(A) the surviving spouse;
(B) a surviving child in the absence of a surviving
spouse;
(C) a surviving grandchild in the absence of a
surviving child; or
(D) a surviving parent in the absence of a surviving
spouse or child.
(2) I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu shall be
accompanied by the Guam Flag and shall be awarded solely
with a concurrent Legislative Resolution introduced by the
Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan.
(3) A recipient of I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu
shall have her or his name entered on I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’
Na Sakrafisu Roll.
(f) I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu Roll.
(1) There shall be a roll designated as “I Milåyan Mås
Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu Roll”, which shall be displayed at the
renovated Guam Congress Building or other main building
of I Liheslaturan Guåhan.
(2) The Speaker of I Liheslatura shall enter and record
on such roll the name of each person who has been awarded
I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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